Rotatable input device for a mobile communication device
First Claim
1. An input device for a mobile device comprising:
- a telephone keypad arranged on one side of the input device for providing an input signal corresponding to at least one telephone character;
a keyboard arranged on the opposite side of the input device for providing an input signal corresponding to at least one text character;
a connector for attaching the input device to the mobile device for rotating between a first position of the input device and a second position of the input device around a rotation axis, wherein the telephone keypad is operable when the input device is in the first position, and the keyboard is operable when the input device is in the second position.
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Abstract
An input device for a mobile device comprising a telephone keypad arranged on one side of the input device for providing an input signal corresponding to telephone characters, a keyboard arranged on the opposite side of the input device for providing an input signal corresponding to text characters, and a connector for attaching the keyboard to the mobile device for rotating between a first position of the input device and a second position of the input device around a rotation axis. With the addition of a flip axis to the connector, the telephone keypad is operable and the keyboard sits on main body of the mobile device when the input device is in the first position, and the keyboard is operable and the input device sits on the main body of the mobile device when the keyboard is in the second position.
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40 Claims
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1. An input device for a mobile device comprising:
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a telephone keypad arranged on one side of the input device for providing an input signal corresponding to at least one telephone character;
a keyboard arranged on the opposite side of the input device for providing an input signal corresponding to at least one text character;
a connector for attaching the input device to the mobile device for rotating between a first position of the input device and a second position of the input device around a rotation axis, wherein the telephone keypad is operable when the input device is in the first position, and the keyboard is operable when the input device is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile device comprising:
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an input device having a telephone keypad arranged on one side of the input device attached to the mobile device for providing an input signal corresponding to at least one telephone character, a keyboard arranged on the opposite side of the input device for providing an input signal corresponding to at least one text character, and a connector for attaching the input device to the mobile device for rotating between a first position of the input device and a second position of the input device around a rotation axis;
a microprocessor, operatively connected to the input device for determining the position of the input device and enabling the telephone keypad operable when in the first position and the keyboard operable when in the second position, and receiving the input signal from the input device, and for controlling the operation of the mobile device; and
an application module, executable by the microprocessor, for providing a plurality of operational features and initiating such features upon certain inputs from the input device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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